What does la coquille mean in French?

	The French word
	la coquille
	means
	shell (literally and figuratively) (f)

	Examples:
	Il est sorti de sa coquille. He has come out of his shell.
	L'aiglon est sorti de sa coquille. The eaglet broke free of its shell.
	La coquille d'un œuf se casse facilement. The shell of an egg is easily broken.
	L'escargot s'est retiré dans sa coquille. The snail retreated into its shell.
	La coquille d'un escargot a la forme d'une spirale. A snail's shell is spiral in form.
	Les limaces sont comme des escargots, mais sans coquille. Slugs are like snails, but without the shell.
	Les palourdes, les moules et les huîtres ont des coquilles. Clams, mussels and oysters have shells.
	Cet essai est rempli de fautes de grammaire et de coquilles. This essay is full of grammatical errors and typos.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org